William Sprague IV

William Sprague IV (12 September 1830-11 September 1915) was Governor of Rhode Island (R) from 29 May 1860 to 3 March 1863 (succeeding Thomas G. Turner and preceding William C. Cozzens) and a US Senator from 4 March 1863 to 3 March 1875 (succeeding Samuel G. Arnold and preceding Ambrose Burnside).

Biography
William Sprague was born in Cranston, Rhode Island in 1830, the nephew of William Sprague III. He worked in his family's manufacturing company before serving as Governor from 1860 to 1863 and as US Senator from 1863 to 1875. While sitting as Governor, he commanded Union soldiers at the First Battle of Bull Run in 1861 at the start of the American Civil War. He left the Senate in 1875, and he died in 1915.